WALNUT RIDGE — A Lawrence County couple face numerous charges, including felony drug charges, and a 4-year-old girl in their home was placed in the custody of the state Department of Human Services as the result of an aggravated assault investigation Thursday in the Clear …

HEBER SPRINGS — Cleburne County Sheriff Marty Moss and his staff are investigating two apparently unrelated shootings. In a news release from the sheriff’s office, Moss said deputies were dispatched to Trout Drive in the west Pangburn area, shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday to a …

MELBOURNE — A Violet Hill woman previously arrested for drugs is now dealing with several more charges related to more of the same. Brandie Leigh Holt, 26, had been arrested Dec. 20 on numerous controlled drug violations, said Izard County Sheriff Tate Lawrence. Holt’s total …

William Carter got off easy with a citation for driving on a suspended driver’s license when Deputy Bobby Woods stopped him late Friday night for a burned out headlight. His passengers however, Dustin Baird, 25, of Melbourne and Lindsey M. Carter, 19, of Batesville weren’t …

MELBOURNE — Deltha Shell, director of the TRiO Student Support Services grant at Ozarka College, was recently named president-elect of the Arkansas Association of Student Assistance Programs. Elections for the position were held at the organization’s annual conference October 6-9, 2012. The position is a …

HEBER SPRINGS — Country music star Mindy McCready’s boyfriend David Wilson was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound over the weekend. The Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office responded to his home on Sunday after receiving a report of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No details …

CALICO ROCK — A long-running family dispute is believed to be reason for why a Calico Rock man shot and killed his nephew Thursday night. A first-degree murder charge and a $500,000 bond for Harvey Loosey, 49, has been set by Izard County District Judge …

Charged with assaulting a family member while armed with a knife landed a Newark man in jail under a probable cause hold by detectives early Friday morning, according to a court affidavit for his arrest. Independence County Sheriff’s Investigator Dustin Robbins said Roy David Barnhouse, …

Batesville lost approximately 800,000 gallons of water early Friday morning before a main water line break was found and repaired behind the Batesville Junior High School off Jennings Drive. City Water Superintendent Red Davis said a problem was detected around 3 a.m. when water department …

A love of learning and her artistic ability were behind longtime Batesville resident Marie Garvey Fowler’s life of multiple interests — and she was good at all of them. She died Thursday in Fayetteville following an illness. She was 79. She was raised in Urbana, …

Keeping abreast of the latest in technology and services is something board members think the Independence County Library does a good job of offering but admits it could do a better one of making the public aware of this. It was a topic discussed by …